Chords for Al Stewart - "Year Of The Cat" - '76 - stereo
Tempo:
117.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
D
Bm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D#]
[C]
[D] [Em] [Bm] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C] [A]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[C] On a morning [Bm] from a boat [Em] got moving In a country [Bm] where they turn [Em] by time
[C] You go [G] strolling through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am]
contemplating a crime
[D] She [C]
comes out [Bm] of the sun [Em] in a silk dress run [B] Like a watercolor [C] in the rain
[B] Don't bother [Em] asking for explanation [Am] She'll tell you that she came [D] in the year [C] of
the cat [D] She [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [G] [C]
[Bm] doesn't give you time [Em] for questions
As [C] she locks [Bm] up your [Em] love in hers [C] And you follow [Bm] to your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am]
completely disappears [D] By [C]
the blue [Bm] time walls [Em] near the market [Am] stalls
[B] With a hidden door she [C] leads you to These [B] days she [Em] says I feel my life just [Am] like
a river running through [D] the year [C] of the [Bm] cat
[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [Bm] One
[B] [C]
[A] [C#]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] morning [Bm] comes and you're still [Em] with her [C] On the bus and [Bm] the tourists [Em] are gone
And you've thrown away [Bm] your choice [Em] and lost your ticket
[Am] So you hop to stay [D] on [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains [E] of the night remain
[B] And the rhythm of the new [C] born day You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her
But [Am] for now you're gonna [D] stay In the year [C] of the cat
[Em] [C] [D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [C] [G]
[C]
[D] [Em] [Bm] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C] [A]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[C] On a morning [Bm] from a boat [Em] got moving In a country [Bm] where they turn [Em] by time
[C] You go [G] strolling through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am]
contemplating a crime
[D] She [C]
comes out [Bm] of the sun [Em] in a silk dress run [B] Like a watercolor [C] in the rain
[B] Don't bother [Em] asking for explanation [Am] She'll tell you that she came [D] in the year [C] of
the cat [D] She [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [G] [C]
[Bm] doesn't give you time [Em] for questions
As [C] she locks [Bm] up your [Em] love in hers [C] And you follow [Bm] to your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am]
completely disappears [D] By [C]
the blue [Bm] time walls [Em] near the market [Am] stalls
[B] With a hidden door she [C] leads you to These [B] days she [Em] says I feel my life just [Am] like
a river running through [D] the year [C] of the [Bm] cat
[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [Bm] One
[B] [C]
[A] [C#]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] morning [Bm] comes and you're still [Em] with her [C] On the bus and [Bm] the tourists [Em] are gone
And you've thrown away [Bm] your choice [Em] and lost your ticket
[Am] So you hop to stay [D] on [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains [E] of the night remain
[B] And the rhythm of the new [C] born day You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her
But [Am] for now you're gonna [D] stay In the year [C] of the cat
[Em] [C] [D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [C] [G]
Key:
C
Em
D
Bm
Am
C
Em
D
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] On a morning [Bm] from a boat [Em] got moving In a country [Bm] where they turn [Em] by time
_ [C] You go [G] strolling through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am] _
contemplating a crime
[D] She _ _ [C]
comes out [Bm] of the sun [Em] in a silk dress run [B] Like a watercolor [C] in the rain _ _ _
[B] Don't bother [Em] asking for explanation [Am] She'll tell you that she came [D] _ in the year [C] of
the cat [D] She [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[Bm] doesn't give you time [Em] for questions
_ As [C] she locks [Bm] up your [Em] love in hers [C] And you follow [Bm] to your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am]
completely disappears [D] _ By _ [C]
the blue [Bm] time walls [Em] near the market [Am] stalls
[B] With a hidden door she [C] leads you to _ These [B] days she [Em] says I feel my life just [Am] like
a river running through [D] _ the year [C] of the [Bm] cat
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] One _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] morning [Bm] comes and you're still [Em] with her _ [C] On the bus and [Bm] the tourists [Em] are gone
And you've thrown away [Bm] your choice [Em] and lost your ticket
[Am] So you hop to stay [D] on _ _ [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains [E] of the night remain
[B] And the rhythm of the new [C] born day You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her
But [Am] for now you're gonna [D] stay In the year [C] of the cat
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] On a morning [Bm] from a boat [Em] got moving In a country [Bm] where they turn [Em] by time
_ [C] You go [G] strolling through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am] _
contemplating a crime
[D] She _ _ [C]
comes out [Bm] of the sun [Em] in a silk dress run [B] Like a watercolor [C] in the rain _ _ _
[B] Don't bother [Em] asking for explanation [Am] She'll tell you that she came [D] _ in the year [C] of
the cat [D] She [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[Bm] doesn't give you time [Em] for questions
_ As [C] she locks [Bm] up your [Em] love in hers [C] And you follow [Bm] to your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am]
completely disappears [D] _ By _ [C]
the blue [Bm] time walls [Em] near the market [Am] stalls
[B] With a hidden door she [C] leads you to _ These [B] days she [Em] says I feel my life just [Am] like
a river running through [D] _ the year [C] of the [Bm] cat
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] One _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] morning [Bm] comes and you're still [Em] with her _ [C] On the bus and [Bm] the tourists [Em] are gone
And you've thrown away [Bm] your choice [Em] and lost your ticket
[Am] So you hop to stay [D] on _ _ [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains [E] of the night remain
[B] And the rhythm of the new [C] born day You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her
But [Am] for now you're gonna [D] stay In the year [C] of the cat
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _